Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections are held every four years for all 54 councillor seats in the 18 wards that make up the Borough Council. By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.

Results summary

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Election		Conservative	Lib Dem	Labour	Green	Ind.
1964	Conservative	41	–	12	–	1
1968	Conservative	54	–	–	–	–
1971	Conservative	36	3	15	–	–
1974	Conservative	36	10	8	–	–
1978	Conservative	34	18	–	–	–
1982	No overall control	26	26	–	–	–
1986	Alliance	3	49	–	–	–
1990	Liberal Democrats	4	48	–	–	–
1994	Liberal Democrats	7	43	2	–	–
1998	Liberal Democrats	14	34	4	–	–
2002	Conservative	39	15	–	–	–
2006	Liberal Democrats	18	35	–	–	1
2010	Conservative	30	24	–	–	–
2014	Conservative	39	15	–	–	–
2018	Liberal Democrats	11	39	–	4	–
2022	Liberal Democrats	1	48	–	5	–

Council elections

1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
1968 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
1971 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
1974 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
1978 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)
1982 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
1986 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
1990 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
2002 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by two)
2006 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
2010 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
2014 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map

By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.

1968–1971

East Sheen by-election, 20 June 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. J. Maitland	1199
	Independent	M. V. Smith	618
	Labour	A. G. H. Lawrance	151
Turnout				31.7%

Hampton by-election, 20 June 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. K. Baker	1160
	Liberal	A. D. Reddrop	615
	Labour	J. M. Hyam	262
Turnout				24.2%

Richmond Hill by-election, 20 June 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. M. Abell	603
	Liberal	S. Rundle	569
	Independent	A. P. Warren	248
	Labour	A. B. Hart	207
Turnout				26.7%

Kew by-election, 6 February 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Rundle	1676
	Conservative	J. M. Hooper	1079
	Labour	D. J. Kidger	323
Turnout				35.7%

Hampton Wick by-election, 29 May 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. M. Cooper	1766
	Liberal	R. D. McArthur	605
	Labour	J. R. F. Brown	405
Turnout				37.4%

South Twickenham by-election, 25 September 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. A. Bligh	1266
	Labour	P. T. Z. Goldring	391
	Liberal	D. O. Collins	374
Turnout				28.6%

Hampton Hill by-election, 2 October 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. G. Lockyer	1065
	Labour	K. L. Elmes	502
	Liberal	J. E. Twaits	361
Turnout				25.3%

East Twickenham by-election, 19 March 1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. M. Russell	1190
	Liberal	R. W. Marlow	435
	Labour	E. C. Eldridge	424
Turnout				28.9%

Hampton Hill by-election, 19 March 1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. J. Attwood	1081
	Labour	K. L. Elmes	525
	Liberal	J. E. Twaits	377
Turnout				24.5%

1971–1974

Hampton Hill by-election, 3 February 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. E. F. Samuels	1,530
	Conservative	P. G. Lockyer	1,196
	Liberal	J. E. Twaits	160
Turnout				35.5%

Central Twickenham by-election, 25 May 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. J. Powell	1,232
	Conservative	R. K. Morland	1,087
	Liberal	R. W. Marlow	390
Turnout				41.6%

East Twickenham by-election, 14 September 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. M. Pardington	1,109
	Conservative	M. C. Gregory	1,012
	Liberal	S. J. Nunn	244
	Ind. Conservative	A. Woodward	185
Turnout				37.3%

Richmond Town by-election, 25 January 1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. Waller	1,301
	Conservative	J. L. Saunders	937
	Labour	Bob Marshall-Andrews	928
Turnout				48.1 %

1974–1978

Palewell by-election, 1 May 1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Anthony L. Manners	1,769
	Conservative	Margery Segar	1,253
	Labour	John P. Sheppard	519
Turnout				51.5

Richmond Town by-election, 1 May 1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Bryan T. B. Lewis	1,651
	Conservative	John L. Saunders	1,100
	Labour	Roy F. Piper	421
	Ratepayers	Joshua P. Kielty	253
Turnout				54.4

Barnes by-election, 20 May 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	David C. Cornwell	1,722
	Conservative	Patrick V. Marshall	1,718
	Labour	Joy P. Mostyn	577
Turnout				56.3

Following the discovery of a series of voting errors, the High Court on 5 August 1976 declared the Liberal candidate in place of the Conservative. The revised votes are recorded here.

Ham-Petersham by-election, 15 July 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Marie C. Biddulph	1,716
	Labour	Roger D. Smith	1,182
	Conservative	Vera Goodman	810
Turnout				57.3

Teddington by-election, 16 December 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter J. Temlett	1,637
	Liberal	Sidney J. Marshall	1,229
	Labour	John W. Shelton	558
	National Front	Terence Denville-Faulkner	57
Turnout				50.8

Mortlake by-election, 24 March 1977
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Deirdre B. Martineau	1,668
	Conservative	Christopher Sandy	826
	Labour	Joy P. Mostyn	734
Turnout				57.6

1978–1982

1982–1986

1986–1990

1990–1994

Central Twickenham by-election, 29 October 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John W. G. Coombs	896	40.1
	Conservative	Jennie E. Edwards	786	35.2
	Labour	Michael D. Gold	457	20.5
	Green	Rowland R. Morgan	54	2.4
	National Front	Jeremy Bedford-Turner	40	1.8
Turnout				43.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anthony Johnson.

Hampton by-election, 22 April 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert D. Parslow	1,430	46.4
	Conservative	Anne Woodward	1,236	40.1
	Labour	Martin P. Cross	413	13.4
Turnout				48.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Gavin Alexander.

1994–1998

Teddington by-election, 29 February 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Frith	1,377
	Conservative	Peter J. Temlett	990
	Labour	Christopher J. Boaler	686
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Elaine Pippard.

Central Twickenham by-election, 30 May 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John W. Coombs	972	36.0
	Conservative	Mary A. Rae	908	33.7
	Labour	Graham R. Nixon	818	30.3
Majority			64	2.3
Turnout			2,698	49.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Philip Northey.

Mortlake by-election, 6 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor M. Stanier	908	42.9
	Conservative	Malcolm K. McAlister	615	29.0
	Labour	Michelle Thew	594	28.1
Majority			293	13.9
Turnout			2,120	35.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Susan Fenwick.

Hampton Hill by-election, 12 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey J. Samuel	1,138	40.3	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Gossage	1,096	38.8	−3.0
	Labour	Stephen J. Cox	591	20.9	+3.1
Majority			42	1.5
Turnout			2,825	42.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Martin.

1998–2002

Palewell by-election, 10 June 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicola Urquhart	1,496	49.1	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julian D. Rudd	1,215	39.9	−6.3
	Labour	Maureen H. Metzger	333	10.9	−1.3
Majority			281	9.2
Turnout			3,044	48.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Helen Blake.

2002–2006

Mortlake & Barnes Common by-election, 7 August 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor M. Stanier	936	44.5	+14.0
	Conservative	Jane M. West	927	44.1	+4.2
	Labour	Benjamin R. Rowland	132	6.3	−23.3
	Green	James R. Page	109	5.2	+5.2
Majority			9	0.4
Turnout			2,104	30.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Saunders.

Kew by-election, 18 December 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane A. Arneil	1,722	54.7	+11.3
	Conservative	Ewan G. Wallace	1,235	39.3	−5.8
	Green	Sylvia R. Levi	104	3.3	+3.3
	Labour	Simon Fowler	85	2.7	−8.9
Majority			487	15.4
Turnout			3,146	46.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Anthony Barnett.

Hampton by-election, 7 October 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Suzette B. Nicholson	1,669	57.9	+18.3
	Conservative	Stuart N. Leamy	1,111	38.6	−10.4
	Labour	Kanbar Hosseinbor	101	3.5	−8.0
Majority			558	19.3
Turnout			2,881	42.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jean Matthews.

North Richmond by-election, 27 January 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Celia J. Hodges	1,384	51.9	+14.9
	Conservative	Paul Hodgins	1,043	39.1	−4.7
	Labour	Barnaby J. L. Marder	129	4.8	−5.6
	Green	Sylvia Wills	110	4.1	+4.1
Majority			341	12.8
Turnout			2,666	39.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Marc Cranfield-Adams.

Twickenham Riverside by-election, 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David S. F. Trigg	2,111	45.8	+5.3
	Conservative	Nicholas J. F. Lait	1,513	32.8	−9.4
	Labour	John Grant	548	11.9	−5.4
	Green	Henry B. L. Gower	435	9.4	+9.4
Majority			598	13.0
Turnout			4,607
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Derek Beattie.

2006–2010

Barnes by-election, 6 December 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rita G. S. Palmer	1,643	56.2	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Westmorland	1,103	37.7	−5.8
	Labour	Ann F. Neimer	91	3.1	−1.0
	Green	James R. Page	87	3.0	+3.0
Majority			540	18.5
Turnout			2,924	41.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Benedict Stanberry.

2010–2014

North Richmond by-election, 3 May 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Speak	1,733	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Dodds	1,587	38.9
	Labour	Brian Caton	364	8.9
	Green	James Page	206	5.0
	Independent	Marc Cranfield-Adams	123	3.0
Turnout			4,084	52.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Richard Montague.

2014–2018

Hampton Wick by-election 2 July 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Locke	1,189	43.0	+25.0
	Conservative	Jon Hollis	1,081	39.1	−10.6
	Green	Anthony Breslin	237	8.6	−9.9
	Labour	Paul Tanto	185	6.7	−7.2
	UKIP	Sam Naz	69	2.5	N/A
	Independent	Michael Lloyd	7	0.3	N/A
Majority			108	3.9
Turnout			2,769	34.89
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Tania Mathias, of the Conservative Party, following her election as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham.

2018–2022

East Sheen by-election 18 July 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Cambridge	1,809	55.9
	Conservative	Helen Edward	1,090	35.5
	Women's Equality	Trixie Rawlinson	90	2.8
	Labour	Giles Oakley	82	2.7
Turnout			3,071	40.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Mona Adams.

Hampton Wick by-election 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Petra Fleming	2,447	52.4	11.5
	Conservative	Nina Watson	1,232	26.4	0.9
	Green	Chas Warlow	538	11.5	15.5
	Labour	Nick Dexter	446	9.5	3.1
Majority			1,215	26.0	N/A
Turnout			4,663	56.7	4.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Green		Swing	N/A

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Dylan Baxendale.

2022–2026

Hampton North by-election 18 January 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Carey Bishop	1,177	53.2
	Conservative	Nupur Majumdar	771	34.8
	Labour	Sam Cullen	159	7.2
	Green	Danielle Coleman	106	4.8
Turnout			2,213	30.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Geoffrey Samuel.

Teddington by-election 18 January 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Baker	1,716	64.3
	Conservative	Elizabeth Foster	561	21.0
	Green	Chantal Kerr-Sheppard	184	6.9
	Labour	James Thomson	163	6.1
	Independent	Dominic Stockford	46	1.7
Turnout			2,670	33.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Martin Elengorn.